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Marie Curie

1977 · 1 season

A sober, respectful period biography that moves at a measured pace, balancing scientific dedication with personal loss and quiet controversy.

Created by: John Glenister
Genres: Drama
Starring: Jane Lapotaire, Penelope Lee, Richard Bebb

Overview: BBC mini-series with Jane Lapotaire in the title role. The programme chronicles the work of scientific pioneer Marie Curie as she conducts her research into radioactivity, makes the famous discovery of Radium and wins Nobel Prizes for both Physics and Chemistry. The programme also looks at key events that affected the soon-to-be famous revolutionary including the devastating death of her husband (Nigel Hawthorne) and her subsequent controversial affairs.

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Created by: John Glenister
Genres: Drama
Starring: Jane Lapotaire, Penelope Lee, Richard Bebb

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Tone: earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: science
grief
ambition
identity
love
Places: workplace
big city
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: true story
serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence none
Sex mild

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Action	1
Horror	0
Humour	1
Realism	9
Romance	3
Tension	3
Darkness	4
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: drama
Created by: John Glenister
Written by: Elaine Morgan, Robert Reid
Starring: Jane Lapotaire, Penelope Lee, Richard Bebb, James Berwick, Nigel Hawthorne
Music: Carl Davis
Length: 1 seasons, 5 episodes
Network: BBC One
Languages: English

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